I’m not referring to anything extreme or experimental. Things like masking selected tempo changes in parts etc. should not require a publishing proof. Quite a bread and butter request.
I don’t disagree with that…
For me the central problem of the present model is that users are so dependent on the developers, and this leads to debate and a kind of triage regarding the legitimacy and importance of this request or that. Ideally there would be a mechanism within the program by which users can modify aspects of the program that are not presently options.
For example, some have been able to go “under the hood” and make modifications that they need. This might be made possible within the GUI interface.
I agree. This is different from simply saying “it’s up to the developer to decide the feature set.” While developers always have the final say, they typically prioritize the most requested features. In Dorico, however, the most wanted features still have to be considered “legitimate” before they can even be considered for implementation.
Since no one but the developers knows exactly what is on their list, that statement is pure supposition.
This statement is based on the default response to feature requests on this forum.
For the skeptical, here’s a published example of this kind of indication, found throughout the Chuck Sher Real Books.
One way to do this in Dorico is to use lines.
First, set layout options to not consolidate multi-bar rests, and make sure properties are set to local.
In the part layout, hide the bar rests by setting their color opacity to 0%.
Add a line to the first bar, attached to beat position on the left, and barline on the right.
Edit the note spacing such that the remaining bars in the passage are hidden under the first bar’s right barline.
Adjust the line length to taste, either by beat increments in write mode, or graphically in engrave mode.
Finally, in the score layout, hide the line by setting its color opacity to 0%.
Here is the Dorico project. More lines with different numbers can be created by duplicating and editing.
Multibar Lines.dorico (1.5 MB)